The Big Move

After more than a decade and a half of faithful service to PS Audio and our guests, and playing host to designing every product we currently manufacture, Music Room One is finally at its end of life. Watch as we dismantle this iconic room and move it across the street to its new home.

About Paul McGowan

Paul McGowan is the co-founder of PS Audio (The 'P' ) and has been designing, building and enjoying high end audio since 1974. He lives in Boulder Colorado with his wife Terri and his four sons: Lon, Sean, Scott and Rob. His hobbies include hiking, skiing, cooking, artisan bread baking. His current big project, other than playing with stereos, is writing a book series called the Carbon Chronicles. Book One, the Lost Chronicle, is a work in progress. You can view his efforts at http://www.paulmcgowan.com

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Paul, Congratulations on the IRSV move! Look forward to hearing them in their new home. Attended a performance by the Takacs String Quartet last night in the Chapman Foundation Recital Hall at the new Ent Center for the Arts on the UCCS campus in Colorado Springs. This new hall has marvelous acoustics. At the very first notes of the Haydn String Quartet No. 61 in D Minor, Op. 76, No. 2, I knew we were in for a grand evening. The sound! Immediately you knew it was rich, warm, full-bodied, pure and expansive. You could close your eyes and simply be awash in the beauty of the music. The violins; never strident or edgy like so many speakers even in the higher registers. The cello; so beautifully warm, resonant and full-bodied. The viola; always distinguishable from the violins. Of course, you knew it was live, no question there. Never, never have I heard such a sound from an audiophile system regardless of price. This is what musical audiophiles strive for: the absolute sound. I hope the AN speakers can come close.

Glad to see the move is close to finished, look forward to learn about the upcoming AN loudspeakers. Because I still need to safe a little to update from my current system I really want to seriously consider them. Paul really thanks for all information you provide in a entertaining and pleasant way.

No, we are just getting started. I don’t like to pre-treat a room but prefer to add it as we learn what it is all about. A room is like a speaker. You need to learn about its quirks and strengths before deciding how to dress it up for the prom and be the star (to make a bad analogy).

Paul thanks for the video. I’m dying to hear these speakers. One of these days I’m going to drive up with my son for a demonstration. You seemed a little disappointed in this room versus the previous room. Is there something you can do to get back the warmth or the energy that’s missing in the bass? Do you think it’s possibly more accurate now but you miss the desirable coloration?

I was a little overwhelmed when I made that video and the bass was wrong and that worried me. Bass is so hard to get right in a room, but then I fixed it!

Actually, the sound in the room is now so much better than it ever was I am still processing the data. I had the level of the bass turned up way too high because that’s where it was in the old room. Once we settled in I was able to get a grasp on it and turn the level down in half! Now the low bass is extraordinary and the upper bass is perfect.

Hi Paul – I happened to be picking up my new DAC the same day the move took place. Your crew suggested we make a quick stop by the new room to hear how the new setup sounded, as you had all just finished up the move and were firing everything back up. The timing couldn’t have been better and I and was able to meet you in person, and see/hear the new room. Hey, I realize you’re a perfectionist, and will probably spend countless hours making small adjustments, but trust me, it sounded great when you had it fired up and playing that day! Congratulations on getting the move accomplished.

Paul, when do we get a full tour of MRII showing how you decided on the dimensions, locations of speakers, selection of the other components, etc.? For example, clearly you’ve changed the HVAC, but I was I was surprised to see the wall unit within the sound field.

Until watching the assembly of the IRS’s, I didn’t know Arnie (Nudell) worked a stint at Ikea.. #Flatpack 🙂 What a great way to honor this man and his creativity… Keeping the IRS’s alive and to be enjoyed for many years to come!

I am pleased to say I have heard your system in MR1, in the original location. (I didn’t know you just moved across the street)… Hope my travels bring me back to MR2 someday..

I’m surprised you didn’t use any ASC Tube Traps in the corners behind the speakers. They are the only acoustic treatments I’ve ever used that were able absorb low frequencies. 18in. traps really do the job below 80 hertz.

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